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Florida County Board of Education discusses buying four used SRO cruisers from Cherokee police
Summary
At a special meeting, board members discussed purchasing four used school resource officer (SRO) cruisers from the Cherokee, N.C., tribal police department. A motion to buy the vehicles was proposed and seconded, but the transcript does not record a formal vote.
At a special meeting of the Florida County Board of Education, board members discussed purchasing four used school resource officer cruisers that a board member said were available from the Cherokee, North Carolina, tribal police department.
Board members said the vehicles are 2017 and 2018 models with roughly 70,000 to low-80,000 miles and were being offered for about $10,000 each. A board member said the cars were already outfitted with lights, sirens, cages and had new batteries and fresh service, which would reduce immediate retrofit costs.
The discussion was framed as a response to recent transportation and safety problems. A board member cited multiple breakdowns of a vehicle associated with John Bradley, saying that a bus or cruiser had broken down twice in five school days and required towing. That context was presented as part of the rationale for seeking ready-to-use SRO vehicles.
A board member proposed purchasing the four vehicles and another board member seconded the motion. The transcript does not record any subsequent vote or formal approval; no vote tally or final outcome appears in the provided excerpt.
Board members also discussed logistics for acquiring the vehicles, including condition (model years and mileage) and the need to "get be able to stick it up" — i.e., to complete paperwork and take delivery — before putting them into service. The transcript identifies Don Franklin as the source of the lead on the used cruisers but does not further detail procurement steps, funding sources, or required approvals.
No ordinance, statute, funding line, or formal purchase order number was cited during the excerpted discussion. The board did not record who would execute the purchase if approved, nor did the transcript specify whether the vehicles' title, insurance, or other transfer requirements had been confirmed.
The board moved on to other agenda items after the discussion. The transcript excerpt does not show any follow-up assignment, staff report, or scheduled vote related to the vehicle purchase.
